Russian President Vladimir Putin (AP Photo)

Russian President V ladimir Putin’s upcoming India visit has renewed attention on the extraordinary secrecy and precision that typically accompany his foreign trips. While each country he travels to plans its arrangements independently, Putin’s foreign visits are marked by a long-standing pattern of extreme precaution, tightly controlled logistics, and an opaque security architecture that moves with him wherever he goes.

These methods have evolved under the Federal Protective Service (FSO), one of Russia’s most secretive security institutions, and they form the backbone of how Putin’s trips abroad are conducted.

From controlled food supplies to discreet bathroom protocols and hand-picked bodyguards, the system treats his personal safety, pri

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